Earring Knock Off

My niece found the inspiration

for these earrings in 

a Nordstrom's ad

I had the drops

because I couldn't find any small

jewels 

I got the bling from 

a Walmart Holiday 

stickers

taking them off the strip of glue

I found this handy tool

it has wax on one end

I found applying

 the glue to the drop

with a pin the easiest way

The one trick is to 

not press the jewel

to hard on the wax 

I alternated the jewels

Their version:

My version:

Christmas Organization

Something I have been

working on for my booth

These books are narrow 

and college ruled

This is a composition book

I applied modpodge

to the front and put the scrap

paper on top

then lightly sanded the corners

These books

would be great to keep all

of your Christmas info

in one place

recipes, gift giving, Christmas card list

keep it all in one spot!

A couple are available

in my etsy shop

and the others will be added 

in the few next days

linking up to

Market Yourself

Upcycle ornaments

I bought these tin tasting spoons

this summer at Extravaganza not having

a clue what I would do with them

until this morning!

Basically

I modpodged sheet music

on the bowl

and sprinkled glitter

added some bling

and w/ my dremel made the holes

and attached the crystal

this one I used 

a old looking Santa 

the back view

This is an old outdoor faucet

I added rhinestone bling

and a ribbon

These items are 

available at a local store

Rusty n Chippy's

MIA

I can't believe it has been so

long since I posted last...

I never intended to go this long

but I guess life and illness got in the way.

Exciting news business wise....

I have been doing a lot of shows

and my junque/silverware jewelry

has taken off

my esty shop

Some of my work will be in between

the paragraphs

if you are interested in more click here

Well a new shop

Rusty N Chippy's

opened in

our fair city

and they were looking

for someone who did

what I do

and as of this week they will 

be selling my designs!

Needless

to say  I am excited

Healthwise

has not been so gd

I saw a rheumatologist

and got a diagnosis

and was put on a medication

Which I should not 

have been put on

besides the anorexia

it set off my asthma

which had been 

under control for 17 yrs

after 3 wks is getting better

but still having to do treatments

so I got a 2nd opinion 

and this Dr is not convinced

that first diagnosis is right

and is working me up 

ie 15 vials of blood

26 x-rays

All results should be

in the first of January

I am so thankful 

All I can say is that 

this episode has taught me a lot

esp abt ppl w/ chronic conditions

and for the first time in my life

I fully understood how

ppl feel when they say 

they feel despair 

and I now understand

how hard it is 

to have to will yourself

to eat when you really 

don't want to

It really got down to

deciding on whether 

or not the side effects

of a drug are worth

going through to be pain free

My last show 

for this year is this w/e

and I am looking forward

to being done.

I am hoping once

it is over the Christmas bug

will hit me!

Christmas Bulb

Been busy making

Christmas Bulbs

to sell at the show

this weekend

 These are using the faux mercury glass

I did here

Faux Mercury Bulbs

wipe the bubbles to break them

I will spray clear acrylic 

on them once they are thoroughly dry

and add a bow

I tried 

spray the inside of one 

instead of the outside

but preferred the outside ones

Hershey the Reindeer

I hadn't planned

on doing a tutorial 

but after to explain to 

ppl how to make it I decided to

So I had to go back and recreate

and you are done